Showtime-the Movie Channel Inc.

November 28, 1985|By Deanne Brandon

PAY PER VIEW. In an attempt to lure consumers away from videocassette stores, Showtime-The Movie Channel Inc. Wednesday began offering a pay-per- view TV movie channel in six states. Viewer's Choice will offer a different first-run movie each week to local cable companies by satellite, company officials said. Pay-per-view services impose a charge each time a customer watches a movie or other featured program. Showtime-The Movie Channel, the nation's second-largest pay-TV company, has 9 million subscribing households.